What is Costlocker?
Costlocker is a comprehensive agency management solution focused on driving profitability and operational efficiency. It allows agencies to easily log work hours, monitor costs, control budgets, and analyze detailed financial insights, all in one platform. By connecting every hour tracked to project profitability, users can identify their most valuable clients, prevent budget overruns, and make strategic decisions to enhance revenue.
The platform is tailored for teams that work on projects and bill for time, supporting unlimited projects and clients while providing seamless integration options and desktop apps. Costlocker’s transparent, user-based pricing allows organizations of any size to scale confidently and focus on the work that delivers the most value.
Features
- Profitability Insights: Access real-time data to see which projects and clients drive revenue or drain profit.
- Time & Cost Tracking: Log billable and non-billable hours, track project expenses, and analyze how time impacts profitability.
- Budget Control: Set clear budgets, monitor costs, and prevent project overruns to maintain healthy profit margins.
- Unlimited Projects & Clients: Manage an unrestricted number of projects and client accounts from a single dashboard.
- Seamless Integrations: Connect with external tools through Make.com or API and access desktop apps for Mac, Windows, and iOS.
- Transparent Pricing: All-inclusive pricing per active user with no hidden fees and flexible user management.
- Actionable Reporting: Generate detailed financial and operational reports for data-driven decision making.
- Multi-Industry Support: Suited for creative agencies, software teams, studios, and accounting firms.
Use Cases
- Monitoring and improving agency profit margins across projects.
- Tracking work hours and resource allocation for accurate billing.
- Managing and controlling project budgets to avoid overruns.
- Identifying high-value clients and eliminating unprofitable work.
- Forecasting revenue and staying ahead of financial risks.
- Analyzing team efficiency to optimize capacity planning.
- Centralizing financial and operational data for management reviews.
FAQs
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What is considered an active user in Costlocker?
An active user is someone who can access Costlocker, log time, and be assigned to projects. Deactivated users lose access but their data remains stored, and you are only billed for active users. -
Do I need to enter a credit card to start the free trial?
No, you can start the 30-day free trial without providing credit card details. -
Can I switch between monthly and yearly billing plans?
Yes, you can change your billing frequency from monthly to yearly at any time. -
How does Costlocker differentiate itself from standard time tracking tools?
Costlocker goes beyond basic time tracking by combining revenue and cost management to deliver real-time insights into true profitability.
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